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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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